Car Problem - What to buy?

[Epigonos]

Hey seaboy I think a scooter or motorcycle is a definite possibility for someone your age. HOWEVER, at my age, 65 and rapidly approaching 66, I think NOT. The way people drive here in Southern California makes both scooter and motorcycle riding perilous at any age and most likely deadly at mine. I think I'll stick with my Honda Civic

[seaboy4hire]

>Hey seaboy I think a scooter or motorcycle is a definite

>possibility for someone your age. HOWEVER, at my age, 65 and

>rapidly approaching 66, I think NOT. The way people drive

>here in Southern California makes both scooter and motorcycle

>riding perilous at any age and most likely deadly at mine. I

>think I'll stick with my Honda Civic

No disresepct but I think that age is a state of mind. The area that I live in here in Seattle has a lot of high traffic but if you keep your eyes and ears open and don't drive like a crazy person everything will be ok. Driving in general is no more dangerous then crossing the street. If people would only get over their fears of two wheeled vehicles and realise the joy of them things would be so much better.

 

Hugs,

Greg

 

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[+ deej]

>If people would only

>get over their fears of two wheeled vehicles and realise the

>joy of them things would be so much better.

 

Kiddo, I rode a bike to work every day for 8 months when I first moved here and only grudgingly finally bought a car. I don't have an aversion to two wheels. I have an aversion to being splattered across the pavement.

 

I was routinely run off the road (from a clearly identified bike path!) by idiotic LA drivers. I was nearly run over at least three times/week. And don't even get me started on getting home with a 20lb bag of kitty litter on two wheels. ;-)

 

I agree with you that scooters and cycles make a lot of sense in the right environment. And here in LA, even the weather is in their favor. I wouldn't hesitate if I lived in downtown Seattle. But in my area, where the nearest grocery store, fast food, or even Starbucks is two miles away in hostile traffic you really do need a car.

 

To be honest, with Seattle's great transit system I'd probably do away with wheels entirely -- if I was always downtown. If I needed to head out to Redmond (for instance) once in a while, no way would I consider a motorcycle.

 

There are great options for every lifestyle, but they don't all fit all lifestyles.

[+ Charlie]

I agree that what makes sense for one person in one place isn't necessarily ideal for someone else someplace else. When I lived in an eastern city, I walked, rode my bike or took public transportation to go to work or do most errands. Now that I live in the southern California desert, the distances are so great that walking is out of the question, especially in summer heat, and public transport is inconvenient, when available; I ride my bike wherever I can, but for many things I have to drive. A scooter or motorcycle sounds like fun, but not when the temperature is 115 and you need to look presentable on arrival, and how do you carry home bags of groceries? So I would need to own a scooter or cycle AND a car.